Amidst heightened questioning, County Supervisors’ Chairman Doug Chaffee defends stripping elected Treasurer Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich of investment authority.
Tag: Shari Freidenrich
Posted inEconomy
OC District Attorney and Treasurer Question Supervisors Takeover of $17 Billion Investments
Supervisors did not answer questions as to why they were taking billions of dollars out of the hands of the county treasurer.
Posted inEconomy
OC CEO Defends Stripping Elected Treasurer of $17 Billion Investment Pool
County leaders remain silent on the controversial move but seem to have lost trust in longtime Treasurer Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich.
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Mystery Crisis Brewing at the OC Treasurer Tax Collector
Questions mount about a mystery move to take investing powers away from the elected county Treasurer by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, who are grappling with the aftermath of a bribery scandal.
Posted inGovernment
Millions Over Budget, Years Late and Glitchy: OC is Still Working on New Property Tax System
The original price tag has nearly doubled to $14 million, and it’s running more than two years behind schedule.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Orange County Property Owners Get Less Hardship Clarity About Late Property Taxes
Other counties have been offering broader relief for property taxpayers. OC has taken a different approach.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories
OC Property Taxpayers Might – or Might Not – Get Late Fees Waived for ‘Significant’ Income Loss from COVID
On Monday, OC’s property tax collector opened the door to waiving late fees in certain income loss scenarios, which she declined to define specifically.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
County Treasurer Trying to Backtrack on Key Pension Vote
Shari Freidenrich continues to waffle over a pension vote she cast as a member of the Orange County Employees Retirement System.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Treasurer’s Flip-Flop Creates Havoc on Retirement Board
Shari Freidenrich’s waffling on a vote regarding amortization changes to long-term pension debt has drawn the ire of Republicans and unions.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Corruption Probe Ongoing at County Treasurer’s Office
Questions are being raised about whether human resources officials inside the treasurer-tax collector’s office committed fraud in how they cashed out annual leave balances.